Sunday, July 10, 2011

Darla

Darla was found by a Dogs of the 9th Ward volunteer near the interstate in Gentilly. She was scared, emaciated, and absolutely crawling with fleas. Darla had recently had puppies, but there were no puppies around when she was rescued.

Darla has turned into a total love. She adores people and is happy around other animals. She's been boarding at the vet where she's a huge staff favorite. She is dominant with other dogs, but very friendly. Darla is a beautifl two-year-old blue pit bull who will make some lucky family extremely happy.

About Darla

Basic info:

Breed: pit bull

Sex: female

Age: adult 2 years

Weight: 60lbs

Coat type: short

Coloring: blue

Type of intake: abandoned/abused

Location: Gentilly

Overall Personality:

with adults: extremely friendly, loves everyone

with children: unknown

with other dogs: very friendly but dominant

with cats: unknown

Energy and exercise requirements:

Activity level: medium-high

Exercise requirements: will need a couple good walks and/or some intense play time

Good running/jogging partner?: yes, excellent

Good dog park candidate: Maybe, with proper supervision

Good doggy day care candidate: Probably not

Behavioral in certain situations:

in cars: rides well

in the house: hasn't come to foster care yet, so not sure

house training: doing well

crate trained?: yes

leash trained?: needs work (pulls on leash)

in kenneling/boarding situations: does well

at the vet: extremely friendly and well-behaved

History of aggressive, possessive, or territorial behavior:

ever shown any aggression?: some aggression towards dogs

possessive of food: no

possessive of toys: no

territorial/protective of house/yard: no

More detailed behavior with other dogs:

play style: unknown (updates to come)

dominance level: high

any behavioral issues with other dogs: dominance

More detailed behavior with cats:

chases cats?: unknown (updates to come)

aggressive towards cats?: unknown

playful with cats?: unknown

rough with cats?: unknown

Health:

current health conditions: heartworms (which we will be treating her for), underwight

long-term health concerns: none

Training/behavioral issues:

behavioral issues: pulling on leash, dog dominance

areas of training that need work: walking on leash

chews on inappropriate objects?: unknown (will provided updates)

digs in the yard?: unknown (will update)

pulls on leash?: yes

jumps up on people?: yes, not excessively

mouths/nips at people?: no

urinates/marks things?: no

Any special adoption criteria: We would prefer to adopt Darla to a home with no other female dogs. Pit or similar breed experience is preferred.

If you would like more information on Dolci, please email D9adoptions@gmail.com.